Kasteel (Van Honsebrouck)
The Van Honsebrouck family dates its brewing to 1811; it opened the Sint-Jozef brewery at Ingelmunster and built a new brewery at Izegem between 2016 and 2018. The family-owned company brews the Kasteel beers: Kasteel Donker, a quadrupel and a dark strong ale, Kasteel Tripel, a tripel, and Kasteel Rouge, a cherry ale.
Styles brewed by Kasteel (Van Honsebrouck)
Belgian Tripel
AleBelgian Tripel: a strong, pale, dry abbey ale with spicy yeast and fruity notes, made famous by Westmalle. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Belgian Dark Strong Ale (Quadrupel)
AleBelgian dark strong ale, or quad: a strong, rich abbey ale of dark fruit and spice, the style of Westvleteren 12 and Rochefort 10. Strength, glass and examples.
At a glance
- Country
- Belgium
- Brews in
- Izegem, West Flanders
- Founded
- 1811
- Owner
- The Van Honsebrouck family
- Best-known beers
- Kasteel Donker, Kasteel Tripel, Kasteel Rouge
- Address
- Brouwerijstraat 1, 8870 Emelgem (Izegem), Belgium
- Website
- vanhonsebrouck.be
Sources
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- About us - Vanhonsebrouck — Kasteel
- Our History - Vanhonsebrouck — Kasteel
- Contact - Vanhonsebrouck — Kasteel
- Kasteel Donker - Vanhonsebrouck — Kasteel
- Van Honsebrouck Brewery - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
Image credits
- Van Honsebrouck brewery — User:Foroa. CC BY 2.5. Resized and converted to WebP
